Meyer and Co 17-4 - Old Faithful Geyser

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Meyer and Co 17-4 - Old Faithful Geyser

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3 1/8 X4 5/8 W.B.#19. “OF+”. G+. YST NTL PK+. (BK) 17-4 MEYER & CO. ARTISTIC TAILORS THE VERY LATEST DESIGNS IN “MADE TO ORDER” CLOTHING. MARKET AND JACKSON STREETS, CHICAGO, ILL. REPRESENTED BY ____ OF THE 71 IMPORTANT HOT WATER “FACTORIES” (GS+) OF YST PK+, “OF+” WAS THE FIRST TO BE DISCOVERED IN OPERATION. IT TAKES ITS NAME F/THE REGULARITY OF ITS OUTBURTS WHICH OCCUR AT INTERVALS OF A LITLE OVER AN HOUR, TWENTY TIMES A DAY. IT IS SITUATED IN FIRE HOLE REGION IN THE SOUTH-WEST PART OF THE RESERVATION. IT STANDS ON A MOUND OF ROCK SOME 30 FEET ABOVE THE SURROUNDING LAND; CLOSE TO THE OPENING OF THE G+, ITS WALLS 6 TO 8 FEET HIGH, HAVE BEEN RAISED UP BY THE MINERAL ACTION OF THE WATERS UPON THE SURROUNDING STONE. IT IS ALL OF STALAGMITE, AND NATURE AND EARTH HAS USED ITS RICHEST TREASURES IN THE BEAUTY OF THE MATERIAL OF WHICH THE WALLS ARE COMPOSED. “OF+” SENDS UP A COLUMN OF WATER AND STEAM 125 T0 150 FEET HIGH, 3 TO 7 FEET IN DIAMETER, CONTINUING 15 OR 20 MINUTES AT EACH ERUPTION.

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Jun 8, 2025

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June 8, 2025

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June 8, 2025